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Really nice piece by Cisco’s Jeanne Beliveau-Dunne, referring to my keynote at the IoT World Forum in London.
We need to think big, beyond business bottom lines, to a common purpose
“As business leaders, we must think beyond the fiscal bottom line and technological advances in products and services and ask ourselves, ...

I am delighted to present this exciting new film on the key topics of my recent Technology vs Humanity book. We shot this in Barcelona, earlier this year, and some of the footage is really special I think. The light and the land/city-scape is just amazing! If I may say so myself, the core ...

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Dear Francesca, Eric, Mustafa, Yann, Ralf, Demis and others at IBM, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Amazon.
The Partnership on AI to benefit people and society is a welcome change from the usual celebration of disruption and magic technological progress. I hope it will also usher in ...

Thanks to Paul Armstrong for conducting this interview on my new book Technology vs. Humanity (pre-order via the site while the discount still applies:)). Read this exclusive preview PDF about my book: Technology-vs.-Humanity Gerd Leonhard Preview
Here are some of the best excerpts:
“Technology is no longer just a tool we use to ...

This post will be updated regularly as I’m deciding on what to do about my Facebook presence. Thanks for all your votes btw – you can see the results up to this point here or below. For now, I have decided to dial back 95% as far as my Facebook usage ...

A nice preview of my keynote at tonight’s event just went online at the Malta Independent. Some snippets:
“By the year 2025, machines will have the same power as the human brain and in 2051 they will have the power of the entire
global population. Does is sound far-fetched? It is certainly ...

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Here are a few things not to be missed as you head into the next week:
1) First, read this brilliant, short piece by John Hagel: The Choice Ahead Regarding Digital Technology “It will be up to us to ultimately determine how we use that digital technology. Will we use it ...